Hazing
By: Katie Tanner
What is it?
Hazing, the humiliating and sometimes self-esteem ruining task still continues to happen for sport, fraternity, and sorority entries. Over 250,000 students have experienced some form of hazing for a sport or sorority entry. Although people can argue that hazing is “harmless” prank, they can be hurtful and deathly.
What Happens?
Since 1970, there has been at least one hazing-related death on a college campus each year, 82% of those deaths caused by alcohol usage. Most students who have been harmed using alcohol have been underage. On November 17th, 2014, 19-year-old Trevor Duffy died due to alcohol poisoning. Duffy was forced to drink a 60-ounce bottle of Belvedere vodka as part of the entry to Zeta Beta Tau (ZBT). According to Babson College, “5% of all college students admit to being hazed and only 40% admit to knowing about hazing activities.” If someone apart of the ZBT had come forward and admitted their ritual involvements, Duffy’s life would have been spared. According to the University of Maryland, “6-9% of the female NCAA athletes were subjected to sexually related hazing including harassment, actual assault or being expected to simulate sex activities.” Women are as effected by this just as much as men. Some of the
The Ending
Many say traditional hazing should be continued. For instance, fraternity or sorority groups have traditions for adding new members to their groups, and half of them do not even know that they are being hazed. Hazing, although it is illegal in most states to perform, is still happening in colleges.
Hazing, the humiliating and sometimes self-esteem ruining task still continues to happen for sport, fraternity, and sorority entries. Over 250,000 students have experienced some form of hazing for a sport or sorority entry. Although people can argue that hazing is “harmless” prank, they can be hurtful and deathly.
What Happens?
Since 1970, there has been at least one hazing-related death on a college campus each year, 82% of those deaths caused by alcohol usage. Most students who have been harmed using alcohol have been underage. On November 17th, 2014, 19-year-old Trevor Duffy died due to alcohol poisoning. Duffy was forced to drink a 60-ounce bottle of Belvedere vodka as part of the entry to Zeta Beta Tau (ZBT). According to Babson College, “5% of all college students admit to being hazed and only 40% admit to knowing about hazing activities.” If someone apart of the ZBT had come forward and admitted their ritual involvements, Duffy’s life would have been spared. According to the University of Maryland, “6-9% of the female NCAA athletes were subjected to sexually related hazing including harassment, actual assault or being expected to simulate sex activities.” Women are as effected by this just as much as men. Some of the
The Ending
Many say traditional hazing should be continued. For instance, fraternity or sorority groups have traditions for adding new members to their groups, and half of them do not even know that they are being hazed. Hazing, although it is illegal in most states to perform, is still happening in colleges.